“We will introduce legislation against the ‘jihad of love’ through Madhya Pradesh Dharma Swatantrya Vidheyak at the next assembly session. The bill will have provisions for rigorous imprisonment of up to five years in forced marriage, seduction and forced conversions,” Mishra told reporters on Tuesday.
“The law also proposes that the crime be recognizable and not subject to bail. Provisions will also be established to declare forced marriage and conversions null and void. Action will also be proposed against the collaborator in forced conversions as the main defendant,” he said. Mishra. Mishra said the district magistrate will have to be informed one month in advance for voluntary conversions for marriage by both the person in question and the person in contact.
After Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh will be the third state ruled by the BJP that plans to implement a strict law against ‘love jihad’, an insult used politically by right-wing activists to refer to the alleged campaign of Muslims forcing the Hindu girls to become. under the guise of love.
Earlier, on November 2, Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had said that his government is considering preparing a legal format to curb ‘love jihad’ in the state.
“There will be no jihad (fight) in the name of love and if someone dares, then action will be taken. We are making legal arrangements to control this,” Chouhan had said a day before voting for 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh bypolls. .
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